Just by chance I found your request for info on the Newman House on
Queen/Hassell Sts. Hillsborough, N. C. A deed dated 2/25/1790 was ithe name of Vincent Peter Williamson. It was briefly owned by Mary Burke Doherty(Mrs
Thomas Burke). John Henry Newman acquired the house in mid 1860s. In
1917 his son William Henry Newman acquired the property. Upon his death
his daughters Estelle , Josie and Gertrude acquired.However, there were two
other children, Fannie and William Lee which were not mentioned. It so
happens that William Lee Newman was my father and Fannie never married.
There were only two grandchildren in the last of the famalies one being
Wayne McDade (son of Josie) and me the daughter of (William Lee). I suppose
Wayne received all that was left of the estate/.

I’ve been looking all over for information about the uniforms of the 18th virginia at manassas. I have an Osprey book of Virginia uniforms but it shows only parade dress of one particular company (Co. A, Danville Blues). Any idea where I could get information on battle dress of Co. A or any of the other companies of the 18th Virginia. I’m making a diorama of First Manassass and am trying to make it as accurate as possible. Thanks.

Since there was also a Danville Grays in the regiment (Company B), it might not be insane to consider the Blues wore some sort of blue uniform. But I have no idea. Most of what I find relates to the more famous Nottaway Grays (Co. G). But here’s a link to the index for some letters of a member of the company at Virginia tech:

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I am seeking a list of the Union soldiers who were involved in the 51 successful escapes from Richmond, Va prisons-especially 90 day volunteers, escaping 3 at a time in 1862, and any data on the units involved at the time Cub runn Bridges was brocked

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Hello! I’m Harry Smeltzer and welcome to Bull Runnings, where you'll find my digital history project on the First Battle of Bull Run which is organized under the Bull Run Resources section. I'll also post my thoughts on the processes behind the project and commentary on the campaign, but pretty much all things Civil War are fair game. You'll only find musings on my “real job” or my personal life when they relate to this project. My mother always told me "never discuss politics or religion in mixed company”, and that's sound advice where current events are concerned.

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This site is more than a blog. Bull Runnings also hosts digitized material pertaining to First Bull Run. In the Bull Run Resources link in the masthead and also listed below are links to Orders of Battle, After Action Reports, Official Correspondence, Biographical Sketches, Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, Newspaper Accounts and much, much more. Take some time to surf through the material. This is a work in process with no end in sight, so check back often!